The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-26
THIE THREE C's. RAILROAD.
Preparing 10 Swallow the Car.
OIiRa Midland.
TO BE COMPLETED TO JOHNSON CITY IN
EIGHTEEN MONTHS.

lOuIs' AlItl CHG dulOuIHIh6uG rep
resentative of The NewS and Courier
had a long talk with General Mana
ger R. A. Johnson and Sena tor M. @.
Butler of the big trunk line. They
said that they had reached a satisiac-
tory basis for the consolidation of the
Midland Road with the Three C's, and
that the terms would be submitted to
Of the directors and stock
holders of both companies, which will
be held in Columbia on June l. They
entertained very little doubt that con
solidation would be ratified.
Inquiries in regard to the purposes
of the management OF the Three Cs
and the progress of work upon the
line elected the following information
from Col Johnson and Senator But
Ter:
About three thousand men are at
work grading the line between Cam
den and Blacks, A quantity Of 601a
pound steel rail sufficient to rail thir-
ty miles Of line is already at Camden,
and track-laying will begin within
thirty days. The grading between
Camden and Lancaster and Blacks is
proceeding rapidly, 1t is expected
that the line will be completed from
Camden to Lancaster by September
Is, and that trains will be running
from Rutherfordton, n. c., to Charles
ton by January l,
The recent purchase of the Chatta-
roi Road by the Three C's company
supplies an important link in the line.
The road runs from Ashland, KY, on
the Ohio River, up the big Sandy Riv-
er to the town of Richardson, fifty
miles distant The equipment Of this
road consist of six locomotives, 200
coal cars, Is box cars, six passenger
coaches and two mail cars, a daily
schedule is being operated upon it.
The Three C's Company is now ex-
tending this Chattaroi link from Rich
ardson to the Virginia line. Ten
miles of the seventy-two have already
been graded and steel rail is being
laid as rapidly as the road bed is pre-
pared for it. Two surveying corps are
now locating the line across South
west Virginia into North Carolina.
Col. Johnson says that it is the pur-
pose of his company to complete the
line between Johnson City, Tenn, on
the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia Road to Richardson, the pres
ent terminus of the Chattaroi Road
within the next eighteen months
Within the same period also he hopes
to have trains running between
Blacks and Augusta, a distance oil
$50 miles, good portion Of the line
being already graded, This achieve
ment is, of course, conditional upon
the proposed consolidation.
Senator Butler remarked that Char
lesion did not realize what this roat
was going to do for her. He wen
over the map of the route, showing
that wonderful mineral wealth would
be developed by the road, and point
ing to the fact that it will be the only
road crossing the Alleghanies in al
the long stretch from Danville, Va
to Chattanooga, Tenn. The map Ger
tainly shows a very fascinating route
Col. Johnson limited at the effect 0
coal at $3.50 ton upon the manufact
uring indurtries Of South Carolina.
We take the following additional in
formation in regard to the deal iron
the Columbia, S. c., Register of tn
Goth instant:
The conference OF the committee G
the Directors Of the Georgia and Can
DINA Midland Railroad and the repre-
sentatives of the Charleston, Cincin
natl and Chicago Railroad Compan
r was continued yesterday, beginning
5 at 10 O'Clock in the morning and con
[ tinuing until after 2 o'clock.
The following is the full text of tn
: papers drawn up and shows in detail
| the arrangement concluded;
? Resolved, That we the undersigned
G a committee of Directors appoi nted a
S a meeting of the Directors OF the Geol
= gia and Carolina Midland Railroa
: Company, held at Newbery on the At
of May, 1887, for the purpose of cor
4 ferring with the authorities of TIL
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicag
g Railroad Company, in regard to tn
l. proposed consolidation of the sal
v Georgia and Carolina Midland Con
b. pany hereby agree to recommend t
c the Board Of the Georgia and Carol
ma Midland Railroad Company, at
d meeting to be called for that purpos
that a consolidation be effected wit
o the said Charleston, Cinnati and Oh
d cago Railroad Company in the MAJ
Q ner prescribed by the General Statute
q of South Carolina, and with the fo
# lowing conditions to be set forth